The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-09-28
HERE AND THERE.

Young ladies if you find an old shoe,
count the buttons on it, and you will
know exactly how long you will have to
wait until you are married, each button
upon the shoe representing year.
Burglars are now at work in several
towns in Western Pennsylvania. At New
Castle recently number of houses were
entered and goods aud money were taken.
Two tramps were arrested and held for
trial.
A gas company has been formed at
Leeper and the drill was started on Mon
day. If sufficient gas is found it is the
intention to furnish both Leeper and Ty-
lersburg with light and fuel at reasonable
rates.-[Clarion Jacksonian.
The Supreme Court of West Virginia,
where a marriage license law exists SINH
lar to that of Pennsylvania, has declared
that marriage is illegal and void where
a license has not been previously taken
out. This question has never been passed
upon by the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania.
The courts of Pennsylvania have decid-
ed that no boundary fence can be made of
barbed wire without the consent of the
parties owning the adjacent lands, and
any man who puts such fences along the
highway renders himself liable for all in
juries resulting to stock passing along the
highway.
The meeting of the old canalmen last
week at Blairsville, brought forth the fol-
lowing prices in the good old days "when
this old head was new." In 1852: Whis-
ky, rs cents gallon, and good, too but
ter, cents pound; beef, 2 cents; eggs,
8 cents a dozen cabbage, cent a head
potatoes, 10 cents a bushel, and oats IL
cents.
An exchange says n new and novel
method of raising money for churches is
most cheerfully recommended TO all con-
gregations given to heroic exploits in the
way of fairs, festival and allied devices for
raising money. A box is placed in some
convenient place, and upon the birthday
of any member of the church or Sunday
school that person puts in pennies CORES
ponding to the number of years, and each
six months the box is opened and snug
sum realized. If the church has a large
congregation the amount will be surpris-
ingly large. The boxes are called birth
day boxes, and have become quite popu-
lar in many towns where the scheme has
been tried,
In recent presentment of the Erie
county grand jury they pointed out an
evil that is apparent to any one serving
on grand jury in this or other counties,
that of spiteful and petty prosecutions.
The presentment set forth "That many
cases have come before them appearing to
have originated in spite and malice where
parties sought to injure their enemies by
reaching them through the aid of the
courts and sheltering themselves behind
the technicalities afforded under our sys.
tenn of laws for Furnishing crime" The
report suggested that more care should be
exercised on the part of committing mag
istTates, whose opportunities to reach the
merits OF this class of cases by hearing
both side of them, would prevent the use
of courts for such purposes and save the
people large portion of money now eX
pended in prosecuting cases that originate
in petty spite and family wrangles. Per
sons who engage in that sort of shin-dil
should pay the fiddler out OF their owl
pockets.